The leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach hailed the choice of American-born Pope Leo XIV as Pope Francis' successor.

The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

Patrick Feltz, 28, of Villa Park, sports his homemade pope hat while waiting to enter Rate Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins on May 10, 2025. It ...

Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...

Erik Pohlmeier, bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, is one of many welcoming Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a ...

Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, was chosen last Thursday (8) to lead the Catholic Church. After the announcement, internet ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for an end to the “war of words,” and for the world to stand with journalists seeking truth. The ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...